liquidate
gb/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/ us/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/
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Inglês
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Verbo
business
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action
1
sell assets for cash
to sell something valuable so that you have cash
Padrão de uso:
liquidate [assets/investments/inventory]
Erro comum:
Do not use liquidate to mean make something into a liquid; the usual verb for that is liquefy.
Sinónimos
sell off (often suggests selling quickly, cheaply, or completely)
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cash out (more informal, especially for investments or accounts)
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convert to cash (clear, literal phrasing)
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realize (more technical or financial, especially in British English)
Antónimos
buy (to obtain assets rather than sell them)
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acquire (more formal; to gain ownership rather than dispose of assets)
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invest (to put money into assets rather than turn assets into cash)
Colocações
liquidate assets
|liquidate holdings
|liquidate investments
|liquidate a portfolio
|liquidate shares
|liquidate stock
|liquidate inventory
|liquidate property
|liquidate collateral
|liquidate reserves
Temas
finance
|business
|investing
Exemplos
- The family liquidated some investments to pay the medical bills.
- Investors rushed to liquidate their holdings when the market fell.
- The company plans to liquidate excess inventory before the end of the quarter.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- She liquidated her shares to buy a house.
- They had to liquidate assets to raise money.
Verbo
business
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process
2
close a business legally
to close a company and sell what it owns to pay its debts
Padrão de uso:
liquidate [a company/business/firm]
Erro comum:
Liquidating a company means closing it down, not simply making it more profitable or more flexible.
Sinónimos
wind up (common legal/business term, especially in British English)
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dissolve (formal; emphasizes ending the legal existence of an organization)
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close down (more general and less specifically financial)
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shut down (more general; may be temporary or permanent)
Antónimos
establish (to create a business rather than end it)
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launch (to start a new business or operation)
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keep operating (to continue business rather than close it)
Colocações
liquidate a company
|liquidate a business
|liquidate a firm
|liquidate a subsidiary
|liquidate a bankrupt company
|be liquidated
|forced to liquidate
|ordered to liquidate
|appoint someone to liquidate
|liquidate the company’s assets
Temas
business
|law
|finance
Exemplos
- The retailer was liquidated after failing to find a buyer.
- A court appointed an administrator to liquidate the company.
- If no rescue plan is approved, the business will be liquidated next month.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The company was liquidated after it lost too much money.
- They decided to liquidate the business and pay the creditors.
Verbo
formal
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action
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pay off a debt
to pay a debt completely
Padrão de uso:
liquidate [a debt/claim/obligation]
Erro comum:
This use is formal; in everyday English, pay off a debt is much more common.
Sinónimos
pay off (ordinary everyday wording)
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settle (common for debts, bills, and claims)
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discharge (legal or formal; means release someone from an obligation by payment or action)
Antónimos
incur (to take on a debt rather than pay it)
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default on (to fail to pay a debt as required)
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leave unpaid (to not settle an amount owed)
Colocações
liquidate a debt
|liquidate liabilities
|liquidate an obligation
|liquidate a claim
|liquidate arrears
|liquidate outstanding debts
Temas
finance
|law
|debt
Exemplos
- They sold the land to liquidate the debt.
- The settlement funds were used to liquidate several outstanding claims.
- The borrower promised to liquidate all arrears by the end of the year.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- He liquidated the debt in one payment.
- The company sold equipment to liquidate its loans.
Verbo
formal
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action
4
kill someone deliberately
to kill someone in a planned or official-sounding way
Padrão de uso:
liquidate [someone]
Erro comum:
This is a very strong word. Do not use it casually to mean finish a task or defeat someone in a game unless the context clearly allows it.
Sinónimos
kill (direct, neutral word for causing death)
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assassinate (usually means killing a public or important person for political reasons)
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eliminate (often euphemistic and can mean kill or remove)
Antónimos
spare (to decide not to kill someone)
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protect (to keep someone safe rather than harm them)
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save (to prevent someone from dying)
Colocações
liquidate opponents
|liquidate enemies
|liquidate dissidents
|liquidate a rival
|liquidate a witness
|liquidate a target
|be liquidated by agents
Temas
crime
|politics
|military
|violence
Exemplos
- The dictator’s secret police liquidated many of his opponents.
- In the crime novel, the gang tries to liquidate the witness before trial.
- The order was to capture the target, not liquidate him.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The spy was told to liquidate the enemy agent.
Verbo
formal
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action
5
eliminate completely
to remove or destroy something completely
Padrão de uso:
liquidate [an organization/system/threat]
Erro comum:
This sense is formal and severe; for ordinary problems, use solve, remove, or get rid of.
Sinónimos
eliminate (more common and less specifically financial or violent)
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dismantle (emphasizes taking apart a system or organization)
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abolish (used for laws, institutions, or practices ended officially)
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eradicate (suggests removing something completely, often a problem or disease)
Antónimos
preserve (to keep something in existence)
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maintain (to continue or support something rather than remove it)
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strengthen (to make something stronger rather than destroy it)
Colocações
liquidate the opposition
|liquidate an organization
|liquidate a network
|liquidate a threat
|liquidate a faction
|liquidate a regime
|liquidate an agency
Temas
politics
|organizations
|conflict
Exemplos
- The new government liquidated the old secret police and transferred its records to a civilian agency.
- The occupying authorities tried to liquidate all independent political parties.
- The campaign was designed to liquidate the remaining rebel network.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The regime tried to liquidate the opposition.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
liquidate
IPA
GB/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/
US/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt/
Sílabas e acento
li - quid - ate (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (li)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: liquidate
- 3rd Person Singular: liquidates
- Present Participle: liquidating
- Past: liquidated
Expressões
go into liquidation
1/ɡˈoʊ ˈɪntu lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
business
enter legal closure process
when a company starts the legal process of closing and selling what it owns to pay debts
Exemplos
- The chain went into liquidation after months of falling sales.
- Once the company goes into liquidation, a liquidator takes control of its assets.
- Several suppliers lost money when the contractor went into liquidation.
go into liquidation
1/ɡˈoʊ ˈɪntu lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
business
Start company liquidation
for a company to start the legal process of closing because its assets must be sold
Exemplos
- The airline went into liquidation after months of financial trouble.
- If the club goes into liquidation, its stadium may be sold.
- Several suppliers lost money when the retailer went into liquidation.
liquidate a position
1/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪt ə pəzˈɪʃən/
fixed phrase
technical
sell an investment holding
to sell an investment that you hold
Exemplos
- The fund liquidated its position in the airline after the profit warning.
- If the price falls below the margin requirement, the broker may liquidate your position.
- Traders liquidated long positions when the inflation report came out.
liquidated damages
1/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪtɪd dˈæmɪd͡ʒɪz/
fixed phrase
legal
Contract-set damages amount
money a contract says must be paid if someone breaks the contract.
Exemplos
- The contract required liquidated damages of $1,000 for each day the project was late.
- The court enforced the liquidated damages clause because the amount was reasonable.
liquidated damages
1/lˈɪkwɪdˌeɪtɪd dˈæmɪd͡ʒɪz/
fixed phrase
legal
pre-agreed contract compensation
money that a contract says someone must pay if they break the agreement
Exemplos
- The contract includes a liquidated damages clause for late delivery.
- The court upheld the liquidated damages because the amount was a reasonable estimate of loss.
- The supplier agreed to pay liquidated damages for each week of delay.
liquidation sale
1/lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
business
discount sale before closure
a sale where a shop sells many things cheaply because it is closing or clearing stock
Exemplos
- The store held a liquidation sale before closing all its branches.
- Most items in the liquidation sale were marked down by 50 percent.
- Crowds lined up early for the electronics chain’s final liquidation sale.
liquidation sale
1/lˌɪkwɪdˈeɪʃən sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase
business
Sale of remaining stock
a sale where a store sells everything cheaply, often because it is closing
Exemplos
- The furniture store is holding a liquidation sale before it closes next month.
- Shoppers arrived early for the liquidation sale because all stock was marked down.
- The company used a liquidation sale to clear old inventory from its warehouse.